UPDATED at 10:25 One man was killed and another shot in the face on Sellerstown Road near Chadbourn Sunday night, Sheriff Jody Greene said. The wounded individual was transported to Columbus Regional ...
Fair Bluff Police have captured the man alleged to have fired a number of shots after a dispute Nov. 14. Shawn Jarmie Murchison, 33, was placed under a secured bond on charges of possession of a firea...
A Bolton man faces a slew of felony charges, including property damage and assault after several incidents, including one where a Molotov cocktail was left at the scene. Arrest reports show Char...
A man who called 911 after an alleged assault was charged with injuring the emergency workers trying to help him. David Harold Wilson was held under a secured bond on two charges of assaulting e...
A teenager has been indicted for first degree murder – and was served with a charge of second degree murder on his birthday. Michael Lee Harrell was indicted for second degree murder by a Columbus Cou...
Two men will be singing “Jailhouse Rock” for a while after they allegedly broke into a Whiteville music studio. Warrants show that Williams Charles Brady, 56, of West Oliver Street, Whitev...
A third suspect has been arrested in a complex case that involved two high speed chases in the Nakina area. Shaquelle Oneal McArthur, 27, of Happy Home Rd., Nakina was charged with conspiracy to...
The indecisive Hurricane Eta is bringing heavy rains and wind to Columbus County after coming ashore for the fourth time in Florida. Chadbourn and Tabor City are experiencing minor flooding in ...
Deputies are seeking a woman who allegedly broke four windows on a City of Whiteville truck, damaged the windshield, assaulted a man and fled into South Carolina. The sheriff’s office reported that Tr...
One of Columbus County’s K9 teams successfully located a missing man at Lake Waccamaw Saturday. The 65-year-old disappeared from a campsite at the state park just after sunset, Chief Deputy Aaro...
Update– Gore has been found safe in Wilmington. A Silver Alert has been issued for a North Whiteville man last seen in the Clarkton area. Markel Dashan Gore, 22, was last seen on U.S. 701 North ...
An overturned Mercedes Benz with “multiple” bullet holes was found in a ditch near Whiteville Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office. The vehicle also had suspected narcotics inside. Deputies an...
Felony larceny charges have been dropped against Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd. Byrd was arrested in September on charges of larceny and possession of stolen goods. He was accused of taking a storag...
Updated 3:17 p.m. Two homes were struck but no one was injured after a drive-by shooting in broad daylight Thursday. Four Whiteville schools were placed on lockdown. Det. Scott Moody of the Whiteville...
A scorned woman in Riegelwood allegedly stole a handgun, burned a home, a Jeep and shot at two people Oct. 21, according to the sheriff’s office. Monica Renee Simpson, 33, is under $161,000 secured bo...
Updated More details have been released in the case of a father charged with abusing his 13-day-old infant girl. Warrants show that Justin Dewayne Williamson, 22, of 2323 Jim Jolly Rd., Clarendon, was...